Video Privacy in VideoPress

Control who can see your videos with Jetpack VideoPress.

You have complete control over who can view your videos in VideoPress. You can manage visibility settings to suit your preferences, whether you’re sharing content with a select audience, subscribers, or the public. This ensures that your videos reach only the people you intend to share them with.

Jetpack VideoPress is available to anyone with a Jetpack Complete or VideoPress plan.

Set global video privacy settings

The site’s default privacy settings determine the access and view of the videos globally. Modifying this option will change videos privacy settings for all videos.

You can set the site default settings for VideoPress content and restrict all videos on your site to members only in two different ways:

• Head to Jetpack —> Settings —> Performance —> Media —> VideoPress —> Privacy: Restrict views to members of this site.
• Head to Jetpack —> VideoPress —> Settings —> Video Privacy: Restrict views to members of this site.

This setting is available in both the Jetpack and the Jetpack VideoPress plugins.

Set privacy options for each video individually

In some scenarios, you want to customize the privacy option for specific videos individually. You can set privacy per video in your WP Admin Media Library or in the VideoPress block on a page or post.

Please note that choosing Public or Private for an individual video will override the site default.

Video privacy settings in the Media Library

Adjust the video privacy settings from the Media Library by following these steps:

1. Go to your WP Admin page.
2. From the left sidebar, click on Media → Library.
3. Go to Media.
4. Click on the video you want to change privacy settings on or click the Add New button to upload a new video.
5. Click the Edit button to open the granular video settings.
6. Under the Privacy setting you’ll see options for Site Default, Public or Private. Select your desired privacy setting; the system will autosave the change.

VideoPress block on a WordPress editor

To change the video privacy directly in a post or a page with the VideoPress block, follow these steps:

1. Upload a Video to Jetpack VideoPress.
2. In the right sidebar, under Block Settings, scroll down to Video Privacy.
3. Select Site Default, Public, or Private option for that video.

When you choose Private, only members of your site can view the video on your posts or pages. Non-members will see a message that the video is private and for members only.

Check this page to read more about the VideoPress block settings.